Lasting machine



Dec. 13, 1949 E. L. BUTLER ET AL LASTING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 25, 1948 Inventors: Ernest L. Buf/er' Gui/K93 fi FI ZjGfG/d Dec. 13, 1949 E. L'. BUTLER ET AL LAS'I'ING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 25, 1948 fivenlor's: frnesf L. Buf/er 1949 E. BUTLER ETAL LAS'I'ING MACHINE 5 Shets-Sheet 3 Filed May 25, 1948 In van Ions:

Ernes! Bul/er Chqrles F Hfzgerab Dec. 13, 1949 E. L. BUTLER ET AL 2,490,897

LASTING MACHINE Filed May 25, 1948 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 ya 7 7a Inventor-s.- Invest L. .Bul/er Char/es E H/qger'a/a 5 fh Al/or e 49- Dec. 13,1949 E. L. BUTLER ET AL 2,490,897

LASTING MACHINE Filed May 25, l948 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 In ven tor-s: Ernesf L. Bu/k'r- Char/es F fi'fzyera/d Patented Dec. 13, 1949 llrNl'TlED TATES :r

"LASTING MACHINE .Ernes't Butler, Lynn, and Charles F. Fitzgerald,

Beverly, Mass, assignors to UnitedShoe- Machinery Corporation, Flemington, N.-.l-., a corporation of New Jersey 3 Applicatioh May 25, 1948, Serial No. 29,074

I'I' ing taround itsheelxend as well as along other lii portionsthereofagainst which a portion of the 1: margin ofzzth'e upper is lasted in upstanding posiastion: :iThe inventionis herein shown as embodied in :a-zm'odification of .a' power-operated heel-endasting machine of'alwell known type constructed c,enerlally: as" disclosed. in United States Letters 5': PatentNo; 1,558,737;granted on October 27,1925, 1 "loiranapplication of R. F. McFeelys, but modified "1 someirespects as shown irrother Letters Patent erein'aften mentioned. 7 It isto be understood, howevezzuthat the: invention is not limited to this 2 'w particular embodiment.

Asmachinei ofrthe type above referred to ineludes a shoe supportarranged to be swungrearwardly. byrthe operator to carry the shoe to a "position in' which its heel end is Within a heel and? and is-"un'der afholddownand a treadle Zfor the'n'i raisingthesshoe support to engage the heel-end of -the insole with the holddown prior to-the starting of the cycle of oper ations of the a: machiner Shortly-after the starting of "the-mach-in'ethe shoe support"is"controlled automatically and is; operated to forc'e fitheshe=-back inthe heel bandiandmorexfirmly up: againstthe holddown, the' heel" band being closed about theheel end of thesshoeearly in the oycleiL'Ini the course of the cycleymoreover, i wipers are operated repeatedly'to svipe the margin of the upper in- -wardly over the insole, after which tacks are driven to-:iasten itin:1asted:'position. In -time relation toethe operations of the gwipers the hold- =-clown1and thewshoe support are so controiled as i to causesthe shoe to be depressed within the'heel bandiprier to zthe'first wiping action of th lwipers on -the margin ofl-the upper:and thereafter to be 4 raised between the i'irst and second inwardwipin'gmovements ofthe wipers.

w- I'o-adapt a machin'e' constructed as -above outr-lined don-purposes of -the: presentF-i-nvention, -=various= changes have. been-made,- including' z-the 1+ omission of- P thetacking w'mechanism t and :the provision ofwmeans --fon-:-moving the wipers insvardly only-once towipe thermargin of the'upper v lover the/feather ofvtheinSOleaIld 'to press a portion thereof in upstandingeposition: against the lipon the insole. h The wipersare-maintained in 'a heated conditionland byitheeheat and pressure they apply to the. upper the l atter is t'iformed' sheffectively in the angleabetweenuthe ""featherand the, lip of the .i-nsole as tooel-iminate 2 any-needfor fasteningmeans- To support the lip against the pressure of the-wipers, the:holddown is providedwith a:memberiformedto engage the inner face or-the lip around -the'-=-heel end of the insole. Instead of the heel band 'used heretofore, the construction-hereinrshown -pro- :videsia pad'arranged to engage-"theheel-endtface of the shoe to limit the rearwardswingingmovei ment of the shoe.;support,=the pad being so posi- 'i tioned that' whenhthe shoe support iswmoved-"up- .wardly by the treadle :the above mentionedholddownlmember will seat' itsel-fion the insole". without engaging the top of: theglipizsInorder' tit-insure thatthe holddown member will bezcclose 5 :-ag'ainstl thexlip around the extrem'efiend ofz ithe :-insole in position tosupport the lip efiectively against the pressure of' thewipers mechanism is provided'for moving the pad :yieldinglyin'aaforward: direction and for-therebyimpartingzazfor- -ward t11rust tothe shoe atthe-beginnin'g of the wpower. operation of-the machine; Latenin/the --operation oi-the machine; when the :wipers'tare in pressure-applyingrelation tothe-upper" over the insole; additional force inan upward fdirecction is applied to the shoe support to-raisi the shoe slightly and" thus to increase the" pressure a of the wipers' on lthe upper; the holddown being controlled by a; spring iwl'iich is yieldabl'e at that f v Ttime to" permit the holddown to 'move' upwardly with the shoeand thu's prevent it fronr'inter- "fering withsuch' increase of pressure oii' the 1 'upperQ This spring is ofsuch'st'rength as to pre- "vent any upward movement of the holddown in response to" pressure of the shoe against it until the time in the cyclewhen'the additional-force is applied to the shoe support as abovedes'cribed. The novel features of the invention, including various novel'details' of" construction and combinations of parts,'wil1 now be more particularly described with reference to'ithe accompanying drawings and" thereafter pointed 'out in; the claims.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is aperspective view" of the machine in which the invention is. shown as-..embodied;

'LFig. 2 is a-view innright-hand sidewelevation of a portion of the structure-shown-in sFig. 1, with parts broken away; Fig. 3 is a viewpartly in right-handside-eleva- .tion andpartly in section ofw-ithe greater (portion of the. machine, with the parts as -theyv appear when thewipers are inpressure-applying relation T to the overwipedmargin of theupper Fig. 4 is aview:on an lenlargedscale, partly in plan and partly in section, showing the wipers and their operating mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a view of a portion of the structure partly in front elevation and partly in section, showing the wipers in the same positions as in Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is mainly a perspective view of a portion of the mechanism for controlling the pad which engages the heel end of the shoe, with parts broken away;

Fig. 7 is a chart illustrating the timing of certain operations performed by the machine;

Fig. 8 is a plan view showing the wipers in the same positions as in Figs. 3 and 5;

Fig. 9 is a View mainly in right-hand side elevation of the holddown and its controlling mechanism; and

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the heel-end portion of a shoe after it has been operated upon by the machine.

A machine of the type in which the invention is herein shown as embodied is provided with a shoe support 2 (Figs. 1 and 3) comprising a post 4 which is slidingly mounted for upward and downward movements in a. casting 6 mounted for forward and rearward swinging movements about a shaft 8 near the base of the machine. The post l carries a block it which supports the heel end of the last and which is provided with a pin 12 arranged to enter the usual spindle hole in the last, the block being movable relatively to the post in such manner as to permit the last to tip laterally. The post also has fast thereon a forwardly extending bar M on which is mounted for adjustment in directions lengthwise of the shoe a bracket is provided with a, toe rest 18 for supporting the shoe under its toe end. At its lower end the post 4 is supported by a rod 20 extending upwardly from a rack bar 22 the lower end of which rests initially on the front end of a short lever 2s pivotally mounted between its ends on a downward extension of the casting 6. By means of a link 25 the rear end of the lever '24 is connected to a treadle 28. Initially the post 4 occupies a forwardly inclined position to receive a shoe, as shown in Fig. 1, and prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine the operator swings it with the casting 8 rearwardly by hand to carry the heel end of the shoe to a position under a holddown 30, this Swinging movement being limited by engagement of the heelehd face of the shoe with a member 32. The operator then depresses the treadle 28 and thereby moves the post 4 upwardly to carry the bottom of the heel end of the shoe into engagement with the holddown 3G and to press it against the holddown, after which he starts the power operation of the machine by rearward movement of the usual starting member 33 (Fig. 1).

Near the beginning of the cycle of operations the machine automatically assumes control of the shoe support 2. For this purpose a slide 34 (Fig. 3) guided in the head of the machine is moved in a rearward direction against the resistance of a return spring 35 by a pinion 36 engaging rack teeth thereon, the pinion being operated by a bell-crank lever 38 provided with a roll 39 engaged by a face cam 42 formed on the rear end of a cam member 45 fast on a cam shaft 46. Other rack teeth on the slide 34 are in engagement with a gear sector 58 formed on one arm of a bell-crank lever 59 mounted on a shaft 52. The other arm of this bell-crank lever is connected by a link as to a pawl carrier 56 mounted to turn about a shaft 58 on which are also rotatably mounted a ratchet wheel 60 and a pinion 62 connected thereto. The pinion is in engagement with a rack bar 64 which is pivotally connected at its front end to the casting 6. A pawl 66 on the pawl carrier 56 is arranged to engage the ratchet wheel 60 and thereby to force the shoe support 2 in a rearward direction in response to rearward movement of the slide as to cause the heel end of the shoe firmly to engage the member 32, the pawl serving thereafter to lock the shoe support against forward movement. Initially the pawl is held out of engagement with the ratchet wheel 60 by a normally stationary pawl controller 68 which releases it to cause it to engage the ratchet wheel at a time in the movement of the pawl carrier 58 variably determined by adjustment of the controller about the shaft 58.

By its rearward movement the slide 35 also operates mechanism which assumes control of the shoe support 2 with respect to upward and downward movements. This mechanism includes a pinion '16 fast on the shaft 8 and engaging teeth on the rack bar 22, and a ratchet wheel 12 also fast on the shaft and arranged to be engaged by a pair of pawls It mounted on a pawl carrier 15 which may turn on the shaft. Connected to the pawl carrier is an upwardly extending rod 18 which has fast on its upper end a tubular casing 89, and slidingly mounted in the upper end of this casing is a rod 82 connected to the bell-crank lever 58. On the lower end of the rod 82 is a disk 84 in engagement with the lower end of a compression spring 86 confined in the casing 38. It will thus be seen that in response to rearward movement of the slide 34 the bell-crank lever 59 acts yieldingly through the spring 86 and the pawls M to apply upwardly directed force to the shoe support and to hold it against downward movement. Initially the pawls Mi are held out of engageemnt with the ratchet wheel i2 by a pawl controller 88 which by its adjustment about the shaft 8 determines variably the time in the movement of the pawl carrier 16 when the pawls are caused to engage the ratchet wheel.

For wiping the margin of the heel-end portion of the upper materials inwardly over the insole, the machine is provided with a pair of wipers 90 which are operated by mechanism constructed substantially as shown and described in Letters Patent No. 2,001,782, granted on May 21, 1935 on an application of J. C. Jorgensens. As more fully disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,852,015, granted on April 5, 1932 on an application of J.

. C. Jorgensens, these wipers are provided respectively with arcuate rearward extensions 92 and 94 (Figs. 3, 4 and 8), the extension 94 on one wiper overlapping the extension 82 on the other wiper and both extensions being held between two clamp members 96 and 98 which have tongueand-groove connections therewith. The two clamp members are secured together and to a forwardly and rearwardly movable slide Elli) by means of a screw I 02. The wipers are accordingly guided for swinging or closing movements I widthwise of the shoe about an axis located substantially where their wiping edges meet. The slide 100 is operated to advance the wipers bodily lengthwise of the shoe by a groove cam 104 formed in the cam member 45, the cam engaging a roll M6 on the slide.

For imparting to the wipers their swinging or closing movements in time relation to their advancing movements, there are mounted in guideways in the opposite sides of the head of the machine slides I08, one for each of the wipers,

move'd forwardly to advance the wipei's length- "wisef oi the shoe' the slidesi Q3- are moved inwardly t'oimpart closing movements tothe wipers by the' action" of the -plates IIIv onthe rolls l I4 carried" by-the wipers; the rolls at the same time advancing alongthe slots I I2.

l; :Foradjustin'gthe wipers-toward or fromeach other as required by shoes of different wiclths, the member 1 I 6 is-moun ted in a--recess iii-the -slide'*lflfl to permit it to be moved-lengthwise of the shoe relatively to-the slide and is provided "with a pair of-downwa'rdlyextending lugs l3 l --"-whichfit in recesses formed in a block I 35 also *mo'vablerelatively' to the slide I0l in a recess in "-"the slide. The block I 36" has threaded therein a; shaft-I38 rotatably-mounted at itsopposite ends inblocks I 40 inserted the slide IMP-Fast on the"-shaf-t -I38 isa-bevel gear I42 iii-engagement with another bevel gear 14% having a cylindrical 1' "portion*ltIi rotatably mounted in theslide lilill; By turning thegear' 44, therefore; the member L --I t6 may be moved-relatively to the slide lilil to adjust-the' -wipers' toward or from each other. "For thusturning the gear when the-slid'e l 0G is in-=its initial position; there is mounted in a cylindrical bearing member I48 projecting-from the headof'the-machine ashaft' l5e having-on its inner end a tongue I52 arranged to" enter a ""gr0'ove I54' in the cylindrical portion I46 of the gear' -ldiwhe -"theshaftis-'-*mo'ved'*inwardly against theresistance of a spring I565- Fast on theiouterend of' the shaft'isa-hand'wheeFI 58- for '*'thus'moving it inwardlyand for-turning it.

As ffiirther disclosed in" Letters "Patent "No. 2,001,732; there is also'pro'vided meansior-varyging independently the'amount oficlosingmovefmenttimparte'd to each of the wipers?For-this "ttpurposetheplatesi III .(Fig. 4) inwhichthe'siots .I I2 are'iormedare mounted'for adjusting-movementsrelatively to the 'slidesifiii about vert-ical axes 'so'located that such adjustment of 'theplates has no eiTecton the initial positions of the wipers. For thus adjusting. each plate,:there is"proti'ded apinion' Hill in engagement with teeth on the plate; the fpinio'n "being" engagedby a rack mem- '.,berII62slidingly movable in a'recess in'the-slide 'YIBBSby means of a screw I64 "threaded" inthe slide. It 'will be'underst'ood that iii-accordance """with'the adjustment of each plate -l H! more or "less closingmovement'will be imparted t'0'"the --"corresponding"wiper; inaddition to the-closing movement-imparted to iti'by'the' 'slide l08; by reason of the movement of-the roll Hi-along the slot I I2 in the plat as the" wipers-are advancedlengthwise of the shoe.

As thus fandescribed the construction' of the :"z-machin'e is inmost-respects substantially the same. asthat" ofprior machines of the'ftype in which the invention is "shown astembodied?" "The 'tacking-'mechanism 'use'd heretofore is, -however,

408. It 'will'thus be seenthat as-the sude-zlcn is V ice thJJ-hGG'liIldl otsthei insole; .The :plate :has a tongue 6 8 LQFi'g; 9)::extendi1igrinto azcorrespondgroove: in a supporting member Illlzandalso "steml' 'l I2; engagedz'by a setscrew 11.4 in; the membei @IIfl to hold ithe;plate detachably in zplace. To zincreas'euthei;effectiveness; of themwipers' in shaping theoup'per as; above'ldescribed, they are l's mai-ntainedain aarheated sconditionj; byxelectrical 20 heating units.rlflfigz-oneafcr-each-wiper; eachiunit ue b'eingl; mountedrin a:ho1der" I18....which':in1. the

.LLThB runits aretsupplied withi current bYFIWiIGSi'N/hitih l:extend...through flexible cables 2* I8-1Lzleading. to arswitchboxnIBZ (Fig. D1 .The membenl32; :prev-iously: referred; to as means :for engagingwtheaheel send of 1 the shoe; to? limitrthe reanwar swinging snovement oi' .the;shoe supnioiit 2:5 onsistss. of atopadcwhichr-takesthe.place of thezaheei;band:msedxheretoforex.1..The: .pad is curved: to engagezithewheeleend face Ofhfiheifihoe and isrconfinedisubstantlally to. engagementrwith hers-hoe irnthat:location;..the band-:closingmiechanismzi'reretoforez' providedlbeing. omitted): The pa d isrzpreferably made ofhl'eather'and, :similar1y the: ab0ve+rnentioned:.heel;-band, is. secured to cc 2 ammngulareclip: :I 84.;.which is fastened by aming mrnut I86. to thezrlowemend ofFastemal88textending downwardlyirom iar-block-il 910- mountedfor limited ounwamiizand; downward movements. in-the iront nd of a'zhoriz'on'tally: movableslide .192, the block Swimming: as .aebackin'g. for-"the. central upper oration. of-ethe pad'. -Portions of the-pad at opositezisides. of :theublocki-ISI] aare backed up by 5 arms I93, contiguous ends of which are shown .1: lHlkSGCtiOII; in Fig; 6,2.these1arms:corresponding o armsd (Ill-shown in=Letters.PatentNo.:1583,04 1, ranted' dnzMay 4; ;192fi::on.'application of G. H. H'oyts.

Itzwiilbezefldent thatwheh the operator raises hesshoe support -2-;by. .means: of the treadle 28, s :herinbefore sdescribed; the holcldown plate 6.6 vts-houldiuengage the insole farther inwardly cs fromithe'edge of the-insole than =the 1ip ayand to 7 'nsurelthat the plate .will: not engage the top of iazitheslip at th'e rear end of the-insole when the vi rshoe is:.-thus:-:raised':the pad 32 which positions izthez shoexlengthwise is so positioned initially as tdqirovide for ample-clearancebetween the plate -55 'ndtthat p'ortion of the lips When-the' wipers "area-operated;:howeven-that portion of the lip alt-should be close against the plate. Mechanism, -therefore; is provided-for moving the pad in a onward-direction at the -beginning of the cycle of operations' of themachine and '"for thereby impartinga short forward thrust to the shoe? For this'murpose the slide I 92 has on "its lower face rack teeth-194" (Fig; 6) engaged byi'gear teeth *ISB-iormedon a-shait-ISB rotatable in'the head in of "the machine. Confined. between; collars. 200 ---an 1 2MiastohthetshaftI98 isan arm 204 relatively" to which the shaft :may be turned toad- '"*just'the' pad 32 iirdirectionsflengthwise of the ----shoe. :Fornied" on: the coilarZlJZ isanzarm 2B6 'o' by thwhaftmaythus be *turnedfthis formed tor engage'rth'erinner :face of .the lip around arm being provided with a spring-pressed pin 228 arranged to enter one or another of a plurality of holes 2H) in the arm 204 to lock the two arms together after adjustment of the pad. The arm 224 is connected by a link 2l2 to the lower end of an arm 2 (Fig. 2) which is mounted at its upper end to swing about the previously mentioned cylindrical member M8 (Fig. 4). Also mounted to swing about this member is a bellcrank lever 2l6 having a rearwardly extending arm 2l8 through which extends a hollow rod 222 connected by a link 222 to the arm 2 M. Mounted in the hollow rod 226 is a spring 224 seated at its upper end on a screw 226 threaded in the rod, and surrounding the rod is another spring 228 seated at its upper end on a nut 236 on the rod. Upon movement of the bell-crank lever 2P5 in a counterclockwise direction with reference to Fig. 2 a pin 232 carried by the arm 218 of the lever acts either through the spring 224 alone or through both springs 224 and 228 combined, depending upon an adjustment, to swing the arm 2M in the direction to impart forward movement to the pad 32 and the shoe and thus to insure that the portion of the lip at the rear end of the insole will be close against the holddown plate I65. It will be understood that one or both springs will yield when engagement of the holddown plate with the lip prevents any further forward movement of the shoe. The spring means thus provided for transmitting force from the bell-crank lever 23% to the arm 214, including provision for the above-mentioned adjustment to render one or both springs efiective, is of the same construction as means shown for a different purpose in Figs. 28 and 29 of Letters Patent No. 1,583,044 which may be consulted for a better understanding of details. The operative movement of the bell-crank lever 216 is effected by a face cam 232 on the cam member 44 in engagement with a roll 236 on the lever, the roll being held at all times against the cam by a spring-pressed pin 231 mounted in the head pf the machine and engaging a lug 238 on the ever.

The mechanism operated by the cam 42 for controlling the shoe support 2 not only presses the shoe firmly up against the holddown plate I65 near the beginning of the cycle of operations, as hereinbefore described, but also, by reason of the shape of the cam, forces the shoe more firmly up against the wipers after the wipers have wiped the upper inwardly over the insole to increase the pressure of the wipers on the overwiped portion of the upper. To facilitate such increase of pressure of the wipers on the upper the holddown 30 is so controlled as to permit it to be forced upwardly by the shoe at this time. For this purpose a portion. of the member I10 of the holddown is in the form of a vertically extending rack bar 239 (Fig. 3) in engagement with gear teeth 240 which are formed on a shaft 2 extending widthwise of the shoe and rotatable in the head of the machine. Also formed on this shaft are gear teeth 242 (Fig. 9) in engagement with rack teeth 24 formed on a slide 246 which is mounted for forward and rearward movements in the head. Extending rearwardly from this slide is a rod 248 provided at its front end with a pin 250 which extends through slots 252 in the slide, the front end of the rod lying in a recess in the slide between the slots. At its rear end the rod 248 is threaded in a block 253 pivotally mounted on the lower end of an arm 254 which is mounted at its upper end on a pin 2-56 on the head. Surrounding the rod 248 is a spring 258 confined between the rear end of the slide 246 and nuts 260 on the rod. This spring is under compression and holds the rod and the slide 246 normally in the relation to each other as shown in Fig. 9 with the pin 25!! at the rear ends of the slots 252. Pivotally mounted at 262 on the. arm 254 is a triangular plate 264, a rearwardly extendin portion of which is arranged to engage a shoulder 266 on the head of the machine and a downwardly extending portion of which is engaged by a screw 258 threaded in the arm 254. In this manner rearward swinging movement of the arm is positively limited. A spring 218 in engagement with the front end of the slide 245 tends to move the slide and the rod 248 in a rearward direction and thereby holds the arm 254 at all times in the position determined by the plate 254 and the screw 258. When the shoe is forced upwardly as above described to increase the pressure of the wipers on the upper the holddown is forced upwardly by the shoe against the resistance of the spring 258, causing the slide 256 to move relatively to the rod 248 as permitted by the slots 252 in the slide. The spring is of such strength as to prevent upward movement of the holddown until the time in the cycle when the pressure of the wipers on the upper is thus increased. That is, it prevents upward movement of the holddown when the operator moves the shoe support upwardly by the treadle 2s prior to the starting of the machine and when the shoe is pressed more firmly up against the holddown by the cam 42 near the beginnin of the cycle prior to the operation of the wipers on the upper. Insurance is thus afforded that the shoe will be at the proper height for the wipers to wipe the upper inwardly. It will be evident that the screw 258 serves as convenient means for varying the initial height of the holddown.

The manner of operation of the machine will now be briefly summarized, with reference especially to the chart (Fig. 7) which illustrates the relative timing of different operations. On this chart the line A has reference to the automatic control of the shoe support, the line B to the operation of the Wipers and the line C to the operation of the pad 32. The operator mounts a shoe on the shoe support when the latter is in its lowered and forwardly inclined position, in which it is shown in Fig. l, and swings the support rearwardly by hand to carry the heelend face of the shoe into engagement with the pad 32 which serves as an abutment to limit the swinging of the support. By the treadle 28 he then raises the shoe support to carry the bottom of the heel end of the insole into engagement with the holddown plate I66, the shoe being so positioned lengthwise by the pad 32 as to insure sufiicient clearance between the plate and the portion of the lip a on the insole located at the rear end of the insole. While thus holdin the shoe against the pad and the holddown plate the operator starts the power operation of the machine by rearward movement of the starting member 33. Immediately after the starting of the machine, while the operator is still controlling the shoe support, the pad 32 is moved forwardly by the cam-operated mechanism shown in Figs. 2 and 6 to thrust the shoe in a forward direction and thereby to seat the portion of the lip at the rear end of the insole firmly against the holddown plate I66, the shoe support moving forwardly with the shoe. When the shoe can 9 be moved --no farther for-wardly by reasomof -en-= gagement-of the lip with=the holddowmplate any 1 further movement of the bell-crank lever 2 l 6 r'esults in compression of one-or both o'f the-springs= 224; -22B.- Immediately .thereafterthe team 42 causesthe pawl-and-ratchet mechanisms "shown' in Fig. 3 to assume control of the-shoe supportthe pawl I 68 looking the support against forward-'- movement the pawls '14 lockirig-=it againstu downward movement while pressing the shoe lo more firmly up=-against the holddown plate Thereafter the wipers 'a're' advanced and closed to wipe the margin of the upper=materials inwardly over -the -feather=-of -the *insole and -to if press a portionof themargin'in upstanding po sitionagainst the 'lip of the -insole which-is sup-- ported by the holddown-plate againstthe' inward pressure- 0f the wipersrAfter' -the wipers have*-- completed theirinward movements, a short rise on the cam 32 serves, as indicated-0n"the chariz to "apply additional -*upw-ardly directed forcethrough-the spring 86 and'the paW-ls14 to th shoe supportand thus 'to force the 'shoemore firmly up 1 against the wipersto increase the pressure'of the wipers on the upperheightwise of the shoe.*- By such" upward "movement as -the -s-hce*--" receives in this operation,- accompanied by 'up-= ward: movement of the pad 32 andthe block #90 by reason of engagement of the shoe with the"' padythe holddown is lifted againstthe resistance- 3Q of the spring 258 (-Fig'. 9) *wh-ich'up to this point in thecycle has not yielded-:- =-It will-be e-viderit thatas the increased upWard-lydirectedforce is thus applied-to the shoe support-the 'pawl- 66 acts also to force the'heelend of the shoe morefirmly backagainst the pad 32. 'Nearthe end of the cycle the cam- 42ifirst releases theshoe support to relievethe pressure of the" shoe on the wipers and on the pad 32,"after' which the wipe'rs are returned to their starting-positions and the 4; cam 234 arrives in position to causereturn-movewment-of the pad. After the-shoesupporthasswung 'forwardlyto its initial position the 'operator removes the shoe therefrom; the-heel: end;

of the shoe being then in thelasted'condition 15 illustrated in Fig. 10 'withthe marginal p'ortiorra of the upper materials effectively shaped by thepressure and heat in th -"angle between the 1 feather and the lip-0f the insole".

Having described the invention, what we'claimra as new "and desireto secure by Letters Patent of z.- the United States'ist 1. In a lasting machine; wiping means forwiping the marginal portion of an upperaroundr the heel end of a last inwardly over'an-insole on the last and against a'lip on the'insole; a member: 1 constructed and arranged :to engag uithe bottom 1:- face of the heel end of the insolefarther.inwardly;::: from'the edge of the insole thaiithellip and also to engage the inner face of thelip to "support m the lip against the pressure of thewiping-meansh a and-means for moving the shoe lengthwise rela tively-to said member in engagement-with th -2 insole to force the lipof the insole against-said member before the marginaLp'ortion of the up= 55 per is wiped inwardly by the wiping means.

2. In a lasting machine, Wiping means for wiping the'marginal portion of an 'upper around theheel end of a last inwardly -overzan insole:- on the last and against-a lipon=-thei insole;.a 7 memberconstructed and arranged to engage the bottomiace of the heel end of theinsole farther e;- inwardly from' the edge of the insole -than thelip and alsoto engagetheinneieface =of thei'lip to support "the lip' againstthe' -pressure of the 7 5 101i wiping-' means; amabutmentarrangedsto engage thevheel end -faoe of the shoe, :and meansior. yieldingly operating-said: abutment to move the shoe:"length-wiseirelatively to said member in en-' gagement with i the: insole; and thereby to force the lip of theinsole against said: member. before. the marginal portionof theiupper is wiped .inwarclly by the wiping means. 4

3. In 5 a lasting: machine; wiping: means .Vior. wiping the: marginallportion-pf an upper around thefheel ends f a" last inwardly over an-insole: on the i'last -ands against at lip'ionthe insole, a hold'do wn meniber constructem andzarranged to engage the bottom face of the heel end of the insole farther inwardly f-rom the edgeof the in- L sole -ti'ian the' lip' and alsoeto engage the inner-,1 faceef lthe lip :to support theilip: against the pressure of athe: Wipingwmealls a shoe support 4 mounted for movement to carrythe shoe length-"1. wise to a positionzin :whicli the 'bottom of the heel. I end o'f the iinsoleuis opposite 'saidholddown member;- means for: .lefiecting relative movement. of the: shoe support :'and: the holddown member. in a direction'heightwise ;of the shoe to cause; said member'tto engagethe insole after the shoe c has thus beenpositionedgand additional means-1- for thereafter imovingzthe' shoe: reversely -length-x wiselrelatitely to thelhold'down: memberito force the liptsi'of the" insole againstisaidimembenH.

4. In 'a lastingirna'c'hina'.wiping meanslfor wipingthe marginal-portion"of aniupper around the a heelcendzof a: lash-inwardlyiorei-saniinsole. on thee .1 last and against a lip on the insole, a holddown. members constructed and=:arr-ang-ed1:to engage the bottom'iace'cof thesheeliendiof theinsole farther; inwardly-aroma the'cedgenof ".theiinsole than lthe; lip andralsotto engaget-the;innenlface of the lip: to support the.i1ip. .;a;gainst.the zpressure f the, wiping means ashoesupportimounted for move ment- "to icarry thei'shoeilengthwise to a. position in whic'l'l ilhe-lbottom"0f :the' heel endof the insole is oppositetsaid:holddown-member, an abut ment' arranged to engage theheelend of theshoe to limit that =movement:;;of .the shoe -.support, 1 means-'Ifor effecting relativeumovement of :the A. K shoe= support randthehowdown member. :in a direction hei'ghtwisewof the -shoe' to pause said. member-to engage the insole after the shoe has thus: :been positioned,:--and means for thereafter. operating: saidtabutment to "move the shoe.--.reversely lengthwise relatively to :thei holddown member and thereby to iorcethe lip of the 'in-. soleagainst'said member};

5. In a lasting machine 'wiping means. ior wip ing the-'marginal -portion of an -upperaround the heel end of a last inwardly over an insole onthe lastand against a' lip on the inso1e,;-;a holddownmember construeted' and arranged to engage the botto'm face-pf the heelcend of the insole farther inwardlysfrom -itheiedge of thesinso'le thanmthecs lip and alsolzto engagethe-iinnenface of the 'li to support: thtlipzzagainstzthezpressureaaof :the... wipingimeans',-ra shoe support mounted for movementnto harryfithershoe;intoi'positipn to Icaus the holddow n'i member ito iengage ctheirh p an of theiinsole, iandimeans xfoiiamoyingitheasho 1engthwise-:with ltheisho'esupporti relatively to the i holdddwnivrnembenzin iengagementewithth insole to force-the 'lip 'o'f the 'iinsole against saidm: member;

6. In 'a lastin i machinei wiping means. for wip' ing the marginal portion-of an upperaroundthe; heel zend of a "last inwardly oven-an insole onthe' last andiagainstazlipion theiinsolega holddown membemconstructedlandiarranged to engagethe:

11 bottom face of the heel end of the insole farther inwardly from the edge of the insole than the lip and also to engage the inner face of the lip to support the lip against the pressure of the wiping means, a shoe support mounted for movement to carry the shoe into position to cause the holddown member to engage the heel end of the insole, means for moving the shoe lengthwise with the shoe support relatively to the holddown member in engagement with the insole in a direction to force the lip of the insole against said member, and means for thereafter locking the shoe support against further movement in that direction.

'7. In a lasting machine, wiping means for wiping the marginal portion of an upper around the heel and of a last inwardly over an insole on the last and against a lip on the insole, a holddown member constructed and arranged to engage the bottom face of the heel end of the insole farther inwardly from the edge of the insole than the lip and also to engage the inner face of the lip to support the lip against the pressure of the Wiping means, a shoe support mounted for movement to carry the shoe lengthwise to a position in which the bottom of the heel end of the insole is opposite said holddown member and also for movement to carry the shoe heightwise into engagement with said member, and means for moving the shoe reversely lengthwise relatively to the holddown member after such heightwise movement thereof to force the lip of the insole against said member. s

8. In a lasting machine, wiping means for wiping the marginal portion of an upper around the heel end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last and against a lip on the insole in the course of a cycle of power operations of the ma chine, a holddown member constructed and arranged to engage the bottom face of the heel end of the insole farther inwardly from the edge of the insole than the lip and also to engage the inner face of the lip to support the lip against the pressure of the wiping means, a shoe support movable by the operator to carry the shoe lengthwise to a position in which the bottom of the heel end of the insole is opposite said holddown member and also to carry it heightwise into engagement with said member prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine, and automatic means for moving the shoe reversely lengthwise relatively to the holddown member after the starting of the machine to force the lip of the insole against said member before the marginal portion of the upper is wiped inwardly by the wiping means.

9. In a lasting machine, wiping means for wiping the marginal portion of an upper around the heel end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last and against a lip on the insole in the course of a cycle of power operations of the machine, a holddown member constructed and arranged to engage the bottom face of the heel end of the insole farther inwardly from the edge of the insole than the lip and also to engage the inner face of the lip to support the lip against the pressure of the wiping means, a shoe support movable by the operator to carry the shoe lengthwise to a position in which the bottom of the heel end of the insole is opposite said holddown member and also to carry it heightwise into engagement with said member prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine, an abutment arranged to engage the heel end of the shoe to limit such lengthwiseemovement.

thereof, and automatic means for operating said abutment yieldingly after the starting of the machine to move the shoe reversely lengthwise relatively to the holddown member and thereby to force the lip of the insole against said member before the marginal portion of the upper is wiped inwardly by the wiping means.

10. In a lasting machine, wiping means for wiping the marginal portion of an upper around the heel end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last and against a lip on the insole in the course of a cycle of power operations of the machine, a holddown member constructed and arranged to engage the bottom face of the heel end of the insole farther inwardly from the edge of the insole than the lip and also to engage the inner face of the lip to support the lip against the pressure of the wiping means, a shoe support movable by the operator to carry'the shoe into position to cause the holddown member to engage the heel end of the insole prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine, means for moving the shoe lengthwise with the shoe support relatively to the holddown member in a direction to force the lip of the insole against said member after the starting of the machine, and automatic means for thereafter locking the shoe support against further movement in that direction.

11. In a lasting machine, wiping means for wiping the marginal portion of an upper around th heel end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last, a holddown for engaging the heel end of the insole to position the shoe heightwise relatively to said wiping means prior to the wiping operation, means for moving the shoe heightwise relatively to the wiping means when the wiping means is over the insole to increase the pressure of the wiping means on the overwiped marginal portion of the upper, and a spring arranged to control the holddown and yieldable in response to pressure of the shoe on the holddown when the shoe is thus moved heightwise to permit the holddown to move with the shoe.

12. In a lasting machine, wiping means for wiping the marginal portion of an upper around the heel end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last, a holddown for engaging the heel end of the insole to position the shoe heightwise relatively to said wiping means prior to the wiping operation, means for moving the shoe heightwise relatively to the wiping means when'the wiping means is over the insole to increase the pressure of the wiping means on the overwiped marginal portion of th upper, and means in-- cluding a spring for maintaining the holddown in a fixed position until the wiping means is thus over the insole, said spring being yieldable in response to pressure of the shoe on the holddown when the shoe is thus moved heightwise to permit the holddown to move with the shoe.

13. In a lasting machine, wiping means for wiping the marginal portion of an upper around the heel end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last, a holddown for engaging the heel end of the insole to position the shoe heightwise relatively to said wiping means, a shoe support, means for operating said shoe support to press the shoe heightwise against the holddown prior to the wiping operation and thereafter to move the shoe heightwise relatively to the wiping means when the wiping means is over the insole to increase the pressure of the wipingmeans on the overwiped marginal portion of the upper, and

a spring arranged to control the holddown and yieldable in response to pressure of the shoe on the holddown when the shoe is thus moved heightwise to increase the pressure on the upper to permit the holddown to move with the shoe, said spring being strong enough to prevent it from yielding when the shoe is pressed against the holddown prior to the wiping operation.

14. In a lasting machine, wiping means for wiping the marginal portion of an upper around the heel end of a last inwardly over an insole on the last in the course of a cycle of power operations of the machine, a holddown for engaging the heel end of the insole to position the shoe heightwise relatively to said wiping means, a shoe support movable by the operator to press the shoe heightwise against the holddown prior to the starting of th power operation of the machine, means for operating said shoe support after the starting of the machine to press the 14 shoe more firmly heightwise against the holddown prior to the wiping operation and thereafter to move the shoe heightwise relatively to the wiping means when the wiping means is over the insole to increase the pressure of the wiping means on the overwiped marginal portion of the upper, and a spring arranged to control the holddown and yieldable in response to pressure of the shoe on the holddown when the shoe is thus moved heightwise to increase the pressure on the upper to permit the holddown to move with the shoe, said spring being strong enough to prevent it from yielding until the shoe is thus moved heightwise to increase the pressure on 15 the upper.

ERNEST L. BUTLER. CHARLES F. FITZGERALD.

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